From: ron lemen
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FW: Next Symposium {:}...pitch...{:}
My name, I finally saw my name. I have a hard time reading everything
since I am teaching most of the days, and in between I am
painting. I
am sorry I havent caught up, I
am still at least 16-20 pages behind...
I have a break between semesters coming up. When that happens, I will
actually have time to transfer the video over to DVD, and
then I will
distribute copies accordingly. Somewhere after the 25th of June, I
will be free for a few weeks.
There was something we were talking about relating to
art. I have had
some ideas lately on things to do with art, a great deal
to do with how
art is related to us on the instinctual level. I guess this becomes
art psychology.
But dont you think that art is intuitive in
all of
us? What it is, is
a heightened awareness of our instinctual
qualities: shape manifestation=fight or flight______color awareness
gives us hope to find food, gives us alert when things
are poisonous,
etc...________line gives us a sense of direction, are we
standing on
our head, hanging, upright, etc..._______what we once
used as survival
we now use for recreation, for intellect, for psychology,
etc. The
artists have heightened their instincts to an
intellectual level,
something that to most seems like magic. It is merely education.
Something lost in the public, at least the American
public, the general
sense of appreciation for GOOD works of art.
If we can show a way to manifest our instincts, or teach
most of the
general public in such a way that heightens their level
of awareness on
those levels, then we can educate a generation of art
appreciative
individuals.
Something that is sadly lacking in AmeriCan
culture. We
can...I know technically and historically how it
happened, but, I cant
understand why the public almost overnight, went stupid
to good art.
The wool was tossed over their eyes...
Anyway, I am stumped at where art fell off and where the
public became
numb to good art, only to learn to like Kincade, and the likes...I
understand why, it is the instincts on the mundane
level...give them
sanctuary, and everyone wants to buy into it. It is a little slice of
what we see as Heaven.
Now, the choices are to find that heaven, and rape it for
money, or
educate the masses to more than cheap theatricks,
and reveal truths,
like Sebastian's art, and I hope one day my art too and
many others out
there who already do it right, and well, but are totally
unknown to
anyone other than other "hardcore" artists or
art buyers...more than
that, masses need to be educated how to see and
appreciate good art, or
art like Sebastian's will be seen as missing something,
that polish,
and pizazz of "ULTRA
real"...the untrained audience is aware of this
because that is really all they know, unless they get
involved in art- the slick sinister look of airbrush realism-plastic art. Only
then, if
they show any interest in its history, they are exposed
to everything,
and UNDERSTAND...they get themselves edumacated...Or
art
sophisticated...We need that. So, now how to do that. That is
revealed part two, when I have a solid answer. I only have a partial
answer, and it is mostly negative. But, I have faith, faith that many
will listen if it is compelling enough. I have some answers to that
too, but they are very artistic, and not very well
thought in the
philisophical sense.
I feel so naked without URL links in my meandering
blabber...
Anyway, I will let you know about the videos after the
25th, and until
then, we still need to do a dinner...it has been many
weeks now.
Take care,